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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
MURDER WILL OUT.
Two Boys Confess that They Saw Mayor
Bowman Assassinated.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. lion the even
ing of the Goth of November, 1885, Mr..
John B. Bowman, ex-msyor of East St.
Louis, and one of the wealthiest and most
prominent residents of that city, was as
ssssinated in front of his
home on Tenth street by being shot in
the tack of the head and instantly
killed. The affair created great excite
ment at the time, and although very
large reward was offered, and Thomas
Furlong, chief Of Missouri Pacific Rail-
way secret service, and other skill
full detectives, have worked almost
continuously in the case a definite clew
to the assassin was not discovered until
within the past three days. Some two
weeks ago Christian Schmidt and
lums of East st. Louis, were
Yesterday they made a statement that
George w. Voice, member of the East
ST. Louis police force, was the murderer,
and that they saw him shoot Mr.. Bow
man. To-day Voice was induced
to come to St. Louis. and was
taken to Detective Furlong's Office
where ne was charged with the deed ana
where he underwent very severe exam
nation which resulted in Mr. Frank B.
Bowman, a son of the murdered
man, swearing out a warrant, and he
wss sent to Belleville, Ill.,, tonight in
charge of two of Furlong's operatives
and lodged in Jail. Voice has for sevs
ersl years been known as pretty
tough citizen and killed man
five years ago. He was bartender for
Timothy Halloran, a brother of the Chief
of Police, at the time Mr.. Bowman was
murdered, and was soon after placed on
the police force, where he has
since served. 1t has always
been believed that Mr.. Bowman was
killed by hired assassin, and if Voice
proves to be the right man his trial will
no doubt result in developments OF 8
startling character.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
MR.. HEROD'S BIG SUIT.
He a SKIS tho Sister City, Major John Henry
Brown ct al. to Hand Over S75, 900.

Brown ct al. to Hand Over $4,000.
A suit growing out of the quarantine
imposed by the town of Dallas on this
city last winter was filed in the District
clerks office yesterday. Lee Herod,
the plaintiff, sues the city of Dali
las and its Mayor and Aldermen
to-wit: John Henry Brown, Mayor, and
Cour cilmen William Edward Parry, David
Alexander Williams, Jonsthan Benjamin
Loucks, John Spellman, William Felix
Daugherty, Jacob Rouch, Peter William
Linskie, sigmund Loeb, Robert Gibson,
Charles Edward Keller, Samuel Peter
man, j. Dale Carter and DR.. NJ. NJ. New
son, Quarantine Officer. Also Leon Hart,
Frank Spence, John Covan, Texas and
Pacific train men.
The petition sets up that on the 23d of
February, 1886, plaintiff purchased
ticket from Fort Worth to Dallas, but in
stead of beng allowed to continue his
journey he was elected at Handley, six
miles from Fort Worth, and compelled to
walk back to the latter place, causing
plaintiff great Inconvenience, and forcing
him, by having to take another
route, to make q very circuItous
trip. The petition goes on to
say that the aforesaid Mayor and Alder
men and other defendants had conspired
and confederated to humiliste, degrade
and injure the City of Fort Worth, which
was rival in commerce, under the pre-
text that there was an epidemic of small
pox in the latter place, and falsely pub
fishing the same to the outside world. In
carrying out their so-called quarantine
plaintiff had been violently and ignomi-
ously elected as above stated, to compen-
safe for which treatment amounts aggre-
eating $4,000 are sought 10 be recovered
from the Dallas officials and the tralnmen
afore said.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
THE RAILROADS.
The Date Fixed for Mr.. Huntington to
Begin Building the Fort Worth,
Crockett and W00dville Line.
Che Fort Worth and Denver Territory
Line-A St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Proiect-HOme Notes.


d. Wishart, general passenger agent of
the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway,
was in Fort Worth yesterday.
James S. Clark, general passenger agent
of the Gulf, Colorado ana Santa Fe, spent
yesterday in Fort Worth on business Of
his road.
On Yesterday the Texas and Pacific sent
out twenty-siX car loads of steel rails to
be put down at various points on the Rio
Grande division.
MI L. A. Morse of the Fort Worth
Western received telegram yesterday
fran Colonel Lawrence saying he would
surely be in Fort Worth tonight.
Capt. S. f. Judy, trainmaster Of the
Rio Grande division Of the Texas and Pa
citic, accompanied the eXcurslonists some
distance west and will probably return
this morning.
The principal change in the time of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe which goes
into effect Sunday, is in the north-bound
mixed train which will leave at As q.
IN. The other trains remain about the
same.
Mr.. Ketchum of the Fort Worth West
ern says that General Slocum, President,
and Calvin Broadhead, one of the direct
ors of the road. will in all probability be
in the party which will follow Colonel
Lawrence to Fort Worth.
The ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas, &C
cordiug to Sherman dispatch, is con-
sidering the building of an air line 10
Fort Worth to connect at this city with
its Plano, Grapevine and Fort Worth line
which, says the Sherman dispatch, is now
q certainty.
Ten first-class workmen are to be added
by the Texas and Pacific to the force now
employedtby them at the shops in this
CITY. Additional machinery will, as soon
as possible, be placed in the shops, which
will enable the company to do larger
amount of repair work in Fort Worth
than before.
One of the men at work on the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande, who has six teams
employed, says that when he left the front
yesterday morning there was less than
three miles of grading to do, and that
only few DAYS would be required to
complete 1t. Some of the trestling is al
ready in and this part of the work con-
tinutS.
The Fort Worth and Denver Indian
Territory right of way bill wse passed by
the Senate yesterday, but motion to
reconsider was made in order to give
Senator Platt an opportunity to examine
its provisions. 1t will probably pass,
aud it is stated on good authority that
Bowie, Montague, Burlington and Fort
Worth will be benefited by the Territory
line.
For several days past there have been
statements made on good authority that
on Sunday radical change In the rum
ming CT trains on the Texas and Pacific
would be made. The through California
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

attended to it had the parties been
other than they were. They kept quiet
until after the train started from the
coaling sheds, but within five min
utes after they had gained access
to the express car, where they had ample
time to carry.out their plans, as the next
stopping place was twenty miles distant.
What occurred in the car is too well
known to require repetition. The men
did not leave the train until it began to
slow up and could not have been more
than 500 yards away from
Morris when the discovery of
the crime was made. Schwartz was to
continue with the train and
on his way back the next
day to meet confederates. Circumstances
almost prevented this, but the plan
was carried out by Schwartz when he re-
iieved Brakeman Mul!igan on his trip to
Chicago. 1t is asserted thst his confed-
crates did not return to Chicago
for several weeks, and that in
the meantime Schwartz had scrupulously
refrained from touching the money Sc
cured. When the actual perpe-
traitors of the crime finally reached
the city division Of the
spoils took place, Schwartz 1t
is said reserving between $4,000 and
IS, 900. Thse are the subs,an ial points
it is alleged, in the confession OF Mrs.
Mayhew or Mrs. Schwartz Following
close upon this same confederation
statement from VIM. J. Gallagher, who
was cell-mate of Schwartz in look
county. 1t is asserted that Gallagher's
revelations differ scarcely any from those
of Mrs. Schwartz. g.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
A Stop Put to Free Passes

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Feb. ll.-General
Passenger Agent Carpenter of the St,
Paul Road has sent circular to all
passenger agents, saying the Interstate
commerce law which goes into effect
March 81, 1887, forblds the issue of
passes or the making of reduced rates to
other than bona fide railroad employees,
except as noted below, therefore from
this date you will not issue, or recon-
mend the issue, of annual, season, trip or
mileage passes, or half fare permits to
aBy person on any account, who does not
come under the head of railroad employee,
except as noted below, for any period be-
yond March 81, 1887. This cuts off the
families of railroad employees, also news
paper men, hotel and theatrical people,
etc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Clsburne Notes,


Sp eCIaI 70 the UAletIe.
CLEBURNE, Ten, Feb. 1.-THE rail-
road meeting which was to occur to night
has been postponed until Monday night,
by which time the finance committee ex-
pect to be able to report the $50, 900 bonus
raised.
Mr.. F. o. Fiddler, who owns about a
mile of The right of way on the Santa Fe
extension, says he will give the right of
way, provided the road does not disturb
his We'll or barn. The Old survey went
right under his barn and over his well.
The people of Grandview think Gle
burne has been monkeying with them in
railroad matters, and are consequently
mad over the loss of the St. Louis, Ar
kansas and Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Tho Bowie, Montague and B Burlington.

Special to the Gazette.
BOWIE, TEX, Feb. l1.-Mr. w. A.
Morris, cashier of the First National
Bank of Montague, left for Fort Worth to
interview the Fort Worth and Denver
officials regarding the building of the
Bowie, Montague and Burlington Rail-
road. While we are confident that the
road will be built the work must COM
mence at once to show that the Denver
company are IN earnest in the matter. If
work or some contract is not made at
once both Bowie and Montague will suffer
the loss of several of their best merchants
who will go to the new town on the
Gainesville and Henrietta extension. Mr..
Morris had with him proposition from
Burlington to the Denver officials which
we all trust will be accepted at once.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
The Rock Island Right of Way.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Rock
Island right-of-way bill for the projected
lines through the Indian Territory has
gone to the Senate, and been referred to
the committee on Indian affairs, of which
Mr. ingalls,. is member. The Kansas
Senator will have charge of the
bill, and will probably be able
to obtain an early report upon it. The
influences which are working hard to
keep the Rock Island from reaching Texas
have now been transferred to the north
end of the capitol. They were badly
beaten on Hthe ouse side, but is claimed
Senate.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Notes from Cleburne,

Special to the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TExr Feb. IA petition
in behalf of 7, E. Moore Of Erath county,
was circulated in Cleburne to-day, pray.
ing that the sentence be committed to i'm,
prisonment instead of death. He is con-
victed of rape.
The old pump which fell into the
artesian well some time ago, and which
has annoyed our citizens very much, was
to-day gotten out. he new pump will
soon be inserted.
Mr.. Walker, a veteran Texan OF the
Grandview neighborhood, has peculiar
we'll. 1t usually furnishes an abundant
supply of cool, clear water, but during q
norther the wa er ceases to flow and the
well goes completely dry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, TEN, Feb. IA daring
and almost successful attempt was made
last night to burn the business portion of
this city. The alarm was given at II
o clock, and it was found that the base
ment story Of one of the brick buildings
on Dallas street was on fire. Timely
help quickly snbdued the fismes, aud it
was found that the wood work of the build
ing had been saturated with coal oil and
fired. But little damsge WAS done 10 the
building, which was not occupied except
the second story which was inhabited by
d. mi-mondes. The wind was blowing
furlously when the fire broke out, and
but for the timely check would have
burned large portion of the city. Sheriff
beware and dett ctives have clue and
are working diligently to discover the in
cendiary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
y Veteran Buried,
Special to the Gazette.

WILLS POINT, TEX, Feb. 11.-Notwith-
standing the exceedingly cold norther,
one of the largest funeral professions
ever formed in Wills Point attended the
remains of the venerable old patriarc h,
Brown Sisson, to his last resting place
Rev. J. A. SCruggs read a chapter from
the old saints Bible and spoke feelingly
of his daily walk and the benedlction of
his influence. After which the impressive,
solemn ceremony of the Masons were
performed and the last honors paid. The
departed was in his eighty fifth year, and
was one of the most widely known and
loved men in Van Zsndt county. he was
an elder in the Christian church.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

wHITEsBoRo TAKING STEPS TO SECURE
THE PROPOSED ROAD TO ABILENE.
Special to the Gazette.
WHITEsBoRo, TEX, Feb. 11.-Our
citizens are taking lively interest in the
proposed railroad from Whitesboro to
Abilene. Much speculation has been
INDUCED in as to whether it would be
built or not. Our business men have
decided to hold meeting next MONDAY
at O'Clock for the purpose of agreeing
on some plan to ascertain just what pros
poets We have of securing this line, and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
A Collision in Long Island Sound.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE steamer
Waterbury from Bridgeport, Conn, look
ed like wreck when she arrived here
this morning, her whole port side being
enc mass of broken g'ass, wood, iron and
ropes. When nearly to Glen Cove in
Long Island Sound during the night she
was run into by schooner which came
upon her unseen in the heavy fog. The
schooner backed off apparently uninjured
and disappeared. Her name was not
learned There were twenty three pas
sengers on the steamer, five of them wo-
men, and all awoke in great fright when
the collision occurred. The damage to
the steamer is slight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
OUR LITTLE GRANDCHILD.
CIeansed, Purified and Beautifed by
the Cuticura Remedies.

ICatFoTds me pleasure to give You this report
of the cure of ou- little grandc / by your
Cuticura Remedies. When SIX m nths old his
left hand began IN swell and:had every appear
ance of a large boil, We poaIaced it, but ali 10
no purpose About five months after 1t became
running sore Soon other sores forme ed. He
then had two Of them on eachshand, snd as his
blood BECAME more and nlare Impure 1t took
lie S time for them to break out \ gore came
on tle chin, beneath the under lip, " hich was
very offensive. His headE was one solid
sEab dsGharglng a great deal tt1c
months old, when undert5ek the care Of HIM,
his motherzha ing died VIXEN he was little
more than aAssr old, o; pnsump'ion (scrof-
could ID not get wn, and could Ro ot
move when In bedfb4vlng no use of his hands,
INN ediaiely commenced with the Cuticura
oap m Ety. hld as and 6S
o, the Cutlcura Res9,tent his head was com
pletely cured aldSshe WIS inn royed in
every way. ave we're very much en-.
cour g, d, and Continued the use of
the req edes fsr a year and half. ore
sore after anothes healed, a bony matter form
ing in each one otStAeae five deep OIL es Just
before healing, which would fnally grow loose
and were taken out; then they woull heal rap
idly. One of these ugly bone formations pre-
rived. After taking 6Ozen and half bottles
he was completely cured, and is now. at the
age Of SIX years strong, healthy child. The
scars on hts bands n ust always remain his
hands are sirong: though we once feared he
would never be able to US them. All thai phys
icians did for BIN did him no good. Ali who
saw the child bef6fe. usffig Cuticura Remedies
ana see ire. child now consider 1t wonderful
cure If thh-above facts are of any use to you,
you axe at liberty to use them.
MRS. Z. s. briggs,
May 9, 1855. 6laE. Clay St, Bloomington, IL.
The child WAS, really In worse condition
than he apPearedsto his grandmother, who,
being with him everysds became accu.tc med
to he disease sAAGGIE HOPPING.
Cuticura Remedies are sold everyw ere Gu
ticura, the great Skin ure. 80 cents; -ticuTa
Sosp, aus exqutsite Skin Beautifier % cents;
Cuti ura Res9Ipent, the new Blood Purifier, 81.
Pr eaaIed by t$ePotter Drug and Chemical Co.,
Boston, F45
ITcUfSG, scaly. ff@ply and Oily Skin
L ~ Tod b,r
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Mrs. Palmer's Work.

Mrs. Palmer, the temperance evauge-
list, will speak to night at the Main
Street Methodist church at 1870 O'Clock.
Bible reading at p. m. Sabbath morn
ing service at the Main Street Methodist
church, II q. m. Afternoon services at
the South Side Baptist church, p. m.
Night service at the Christian church,
Z 80 D. m.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
THE FIRE RECORD.
A Blaze in a Steamer,

NEWPORT, r. l., Feb. 1.-THE steamer
Old Colony met with mishap last night
on her first trip since the strike began in
New York. When off Point Judith, the
passengers were alarmed by volumes of
smoke issuing from below and pouring
up through the saloon. Fire was found
in the cookroom, where the bars of the
crate had fallen out and set fire to the
flooring beneath. The fire was soon ex-
tiuguished and the steamer put back, ar
rivIng here shortly before s. m.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Stock Sold.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX Feb. 1.-The attached
stock of goods belonging to Mr.. S. A.
Wood were sold at auction at noon to-
day. Mr.. W. W. Seley became the pur-
chaser of the whole. The goods were
sold IN separate lots at the following pri
ces: Cigars, $500; soap, 5000; whisky,
$3.50; groceries, $40: fixtures, 500;
total, $1,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

what Whitesboro will be expected to do
toward securing it. This would seem to
be the most desirable point for the be-
ginning of this line, es connections with
four other lines OF railway would be
made here, together with our excellent
water supply and the directness of the
route.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Visiting the Falls.

Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Feb. John
Howard, the extensive railroad traveller,
who is at present travelling for the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad in the capacity Of pas
senger agent, is paying the Falls brief
visit
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
Good Time.

Principal Willing of building No /,
was rather proud of the fast time in
which his pupils got out of the building
yesterday in response to fire alarm.
There are 81 children in the building,
and in exactly fifty seconds after the sig,
nal those youngsters were outside the
house, getting out in good order, too.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
\ Residence Burned,

Special to the Gazette
PALESTINE, Ten, Feb. 1.-THE res
idence of Mr.. J. G. Winston in West
Palestine was totally destroyed by fire at
II O'Clock last night. The building was
valued at $1,000. The house was insured
for $500 and the furniture for $500 in the
Liverpool, London < Globe. The furni-
ture was slightly Camaged by removal.
Sparks falling on the roof caused the
fire.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
RAILROADS..
Houston and Texas Central nv,

THE ONLY ALL-sTElL LINE IN 4rfRE STATE.
Double daily trains each way. Through
Buffet Sleepers between ,-alyeston and St.
Louis on Trains and 4, and between Corscana
and st. Louis on Trains ind ?, via Dallas,
ton and Austin. Through Tickets to all points.
Quickest route to New Orie ms and points in
the Southeast. Choice of foutes via Denison
and st. Louis, or Houston and New Orleans.
steamship tickets to or from any point In
Europe. IS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
EAST BOUND.

EAST BOUND.
I'll Paso, TeNarkana and New
O.ieans. .............. 200 m 80 a m
Colorado aud TeXarkana- SIS p N 90 m
WEST BOUND.
New Orleans, TeXarkana and
Ei Paso.... ............. ; .OOpm $40 pm
TeNarkana and Colorado. I 40 IN : 10 m
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

A disordered liver is the bonee of Hfesl
Take Morris Carcarine and restore It's
healty condition
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
THE CITY.


Morning and evening services will be
held in this church next Sunday, 18th
inst, by Rev. Chris. T. Denroche of
Sherman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

Red Star Cough Cure relieved me of
chronic cold MI. L.asP.ssG ibos, VIII
mington, Del
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

Morris Cascarine is positive cure fGr
dyspepsia. PLEASANT TO take, mild in &C
ton and upfailing "a cure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
DR.. Curtis

viii leave Dallas for, tour If NORTH
Texas on February 81, opening on that
date atTyler, remaining two weeks. s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
RAILROADS.
LOCAL TIME TABLE.
MISSOURI PACIFIC


NORTH BOUND.
Arrive. Leave.
Laredo and ST. Louis go. ID m I; 10 m
San Antonio and st. Louie. 20 p IN 9:lO p III
SOUTH BOUND.
St Louis and Lqredo........ 80 p m 20 p IN
st. Louis and san Antonio 700 a m I;45 a m
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

B'ue birds and robins have appeared in
Midland Park, n. j.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
TRANSCONTINENTAL.

NORTH ROUND.
Fort Worth. Whitesboro and Arrive. Leave.
TcXarkara .......-......... 7:I5am 7:45 an
Fort Worth, sherman and
TexarSana. -. s:2Opm go p m
SOUTH BOUND.
Fort Worth -. 7:5Opm $40 m
Fort Worth ,,.....'....... 7:COam 7:45 q N
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

RANGOoN, Feb. Flour hundred
houses burned here to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
GULF, COLORADO AND saNTAFE.

NORTH BOUND.
Mail and express, daily ....-- $40 p m 9:OJ I
AccommOC alton, daily 700 l
SOUTH BOUND.
Mail and express. daily. $50 m $40 1
Accommodation, daily .....-. 7:lj 1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL.

Leave. Arrive.
Express trains..............- $50 p m 1920 a m
Mixed trains ............-... > 80 3 IN l2:55 a m
p. a MILLER, Ticket Agent
Depot near corner of Jones street and Dag
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
FORT WORTH AND gENvER.

North bound ................ SO I
South bound. Observation-Disclosures. 4:2O p m
All the above from the Union Depot.
c. ID. lUSK, Ticket Agent.